| Centro Habana | |
|---|---|
| Municipality of Havana | |
 Centro Havana seen from Hotel Habana Libre | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Centro Habana in Havana | |
| Coordinates: 23°08′0″N 82°23′0″W / 23.13333°N 82.38333°W / 23.13333; -82.38333 | |
| Country | Cuba |
| Province | Ciudad de La Habana |
| Wards (Consejos Populares) | Cayo Hueso, Colón, Dragones, Los Sitios, Pueblo Nuevo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4 km (2 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 45 m (148 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 132,451 |
| • Density | 33,000/km (86,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| Area code | +53-7 |
Centro Habana is one of the 15 municipalities or boroughs (municipios in Spanish) in the city of Havana, Cuba. A chinatown - Barrio Chino - is also located in this district. It is a smaller municipality of Havana, and it has the highest population density.
Centro Habana is divided into five consejos populares (wards): Cayo Hueso, Colón, Dragones, Los Sitios and Pueblo Nuevo.
History
The infrastructure of the city, built 450 years ago, heavily deteriorated during the 1990s after the collapse of the Cuban-Soviet trade partnership. In 1996, restoration projects were started to improve housing and infrastructure in the Cayo Hueso community.
Centro Habana was established as an administrative division in 1963 and later formally made its own municipio in 1976.
Demographics
In 2004, the municipality of Centro Habana had a population of 158,151. With a total area of 4 km (1.5 sq mi), it has a population density of 39,537.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (102,402/sq mi).
See also
References
- ^ Statoids (July 2003). "Municipios of Cuba". Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- ^ Atenas.cu (2004). "2004 Population trends, by Province and Municipality" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2006-07-14. Retrieved 2007-10-06.
- Restoration Project Archived March 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine - Canada International Development Research Centre
- Bartolomé Bárguez, Carlos (2006). "Ciudad de La Habana. La identidad de la provincia y sus municipios" (in Spanish).
Gallery
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Calle Lazaro (close to the Malecon).
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Calle Lealtad.
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Calle Hospital.
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Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus [es] in Calle Reina.
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Casona of Calle Reina.
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Main Gate to Chinatown.
External links
Media related to Centro Habana at Wikimedia Commons- Centro Habana guia turistica - touristic guide (Spanish)
- Hotels in Centro Habana, Cuba Travel and tourism.
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